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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Annex 1
Learning outcomes for subject from Module(s) in which each learning Where and how learning
‘Developing the Dental Team’ outcome is covered outcome is assessed
Learning outcome Module name(s) and the topic(s) within the Formative and summative assessments in which this learning
module which cover this GDC learning outcome will be assessed. Provide timing(s) in programme
outcome, in which year(s) of the programme when these assessments take place
Year One - OSCE in semester one. Written papers at end of
e.g. have knowledge of the scientific Module one, year one – Introduction to year.
principles of sterilisation, disinfection and dentistry. Lectures and practical sessions in
antisepsis instrument decontamination. Year Two – Written papers at end of year.
Module three, year two – Introduction to
clinical dentistry.
Hands-on sterilisation of dental instruments
using autoclaves in clinics at hospital and
outreach
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND ORAL BIOLOGY
Have knowledge and understanding of those
aspects of the biomedical sciences, oral
physiology and craniofacial, oral and dental
anatomy that are significant in the
management of patients
Be familiar with those aspects of general
anatomy, physiology and biochemistry
relevant to orthodontic therapy
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND HEALTH INFORMATICS

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be competent at using information technology
Be competent at communication with patients,
their families and carers, other members of
the dental team and other healthcare
professionals
Have knowledge of managing patients from
different social and ethnic backgrounds
Have knowledge of working as part of the
dental team
Be familiar with the social and psychological
issues relevant to the care of patients
HUMAN DISEASE
Have knowledge of the scientific principles of
sterilisation, disinfection and antisepsis

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be familiar with the implications of a positive
medical history and the main medical
disorders that may affect the provision of
orthodontic treatment
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Be competent at carrying out resuscitation
techniques
Have knowledge of how to identify medical
emergencies and provide immediate
management of anaphylactic reaction,
hypoglycaemia, upper respiratory obstruction,
cardiac arrest, fits, vasovagal attack,
inhalation or ingestion of foreign bodies, and
haemorrhage
Be familiar with the principles of first aid
LAW, ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM
Be competent at maintaining full, accurate
clinical records

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Have knowledge of responsibilities of
consent, duty of care and confidentiality
Have knowledge of their responsibilities in
relation to the referral of patients
Have knowledge of patients’ rights and how to
handle complaints
Have knowledge of the competency range of
other members of the dental team
Have knowledge of the regulatory functions of
the GDC
Be familiar with the legal and ethical
obligations of registered members of the
dental team

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be familiar with the obligation to practise in
the best interests of the patient at all times
Be familiar with the need for lifelong learning
and professional development
Be familiar with the law as it applies to
records
HEALTH AND SAFETY AND INFECTION CONTROL
Be competent at implementing and
performing satisfactory infection control and
preventing physical, chemical and
microbiological contamination in the clinic and
the laboratory
Be competent at arranging and using the
working clinical and laboratory environment in
the most safe and efficient manner
Have knowledge of health and safety
legislation as it affects clinical and laboratory
practice

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
DENTAL BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
Be competent at the correct selection and
manipulation of dental biomaterials used by
the orthodontic therapist
Have knowledge of the science that underpins
the dental biomaterials used by the
orthodontic therapist
Have knowledge of the limitations of such
dental biomaterials
Be familiar with those aspects of biomaterials
safety that relate to the work of the
orthodontic therapist
CLINICAL ORTHODONTICS
Be competent at taking intraoral and extraoral
photographs of patients, and photographs of
models and radiographs
Be competent at taking dental impressions

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be competent at taking and checking occlusal
records, including gnathological facebow
readings
Be competent at casting, basing and trimming
orthodontic models
Be competent at producing a cephalometric
analysis of a skull radiograph by
contemporary methods
Have knowledge of the features of normal and
ideal occlusion
Have knowledge of the classification of
malocclusion
Have knowledge of the principles of tooth
movement, force application and anchorage

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Have knowledge of common orthodontic
appliance systems and their mechanical
principles
Be familiar with the aetiology of malocclusion
Be familiar with the limitations of orthodontic
treatment
Be familiar with the potential risks and
benefits of orthodontic treatment, including
iatrogenic damage
Be competent at identifying and selecting
appropriate instruments for the task to be
carried out
Be competent at using equipment and
instruments safely

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be competent at maintaining instruments
Be competent at inserting passive removable
appliances
Be competent at inserting active removable
appliances previously adjusted by a dentist
Be competent at fitting orthodontic headgear
Be competent at fitting orthodontic facebows
which have been previously adjusted by a
dentist
Be competent at measuring elastic headgear
forces

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be competent at placing and removing
orthodontic separators
Be competent at identifying and selecting
orthodontic bands appropriate for the patient
Be competent at placing, adapting and
cementing bands to achieve an ideal fit
Be competent at identifying attachments
appropriate for individual teeth
Be competent at cleaning and preparing the
tooth surface for orthodontic bonding
Be competent at using orthodontic adhesives
and cements

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be competent at placing attachments,
including bonded retainers, onto the teeth in
the correct position
Be competent at preparing archwires
Be competent at inserting and ligating
archwires and archwire auxiliaries
Be competent at ligating groups of teeth
together
Be familiar with the technique of welding
attachments to bands
Be competent at releasing and removing
ligatures

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be competent at removing archwires and
archwire auxiliaries
Be competent at removing cemented and
bonded attachments
Be competent at differentiating between
dental tissues, dental deposits, adhesive and
cement
Be competent at removing orthodontic
adhesive and cement residues from the teeth
Be competent at supragingival cleaning and
polishing of the teeth using both powered and
manual instrumentation, and at stain removal
and prophylaxis where directly relevant to
orthodontic treatment
Be competent at identifying damaged and
distorted orthodontic appliances

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Be competent at taking limited action to
relieve pain or make an appliance safe in the
absence of a dentist
Be competent at identifying when a situation
is beyond the orthodontic therapist’s expertise
and requires the patient to be seen by a
dentist
Have knowledge of the need to arrange early
attention by a dentist following the emergency
treatment
COMPREHENSIVE ORAL CARE
Be competent at working with other members
of the dental team
Be competent at interpreting, and working to,
an orthodontic care plan or prescription
Have knowledge of the role of the orthodontic
therapist within the framework of the dental
team

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Course Submissions: Guidance for course providers and awarding bodies
Annex 1: Learning outcomes for Orthodontic Therapy
Have knowledge of when to refer the patient
to a dentist where treatment is beyond the
training or experience of the orthodontic
therapist
Be familiar with the organisation of
orthodontic services within the United
Kingdom
PAIN AND ANXIETY CONTROL
Be competent at managing fear and anxiety
with behavioural techniques and empathise
with patients in stressful situations
Be familiar with the manifestations of anxiety
and pain and the various methods available
for their management and control